Minke
Minke is classified as a mostly female given name in our dataset. A first name alone does not establish someone’s gender or preferred form of address.
Confidence describes the weight of the source data, not a measured accuracy rate.
- Verdict
- Mostly female
- Confidence
- Medium (source weight 8 to 63; not an accuracy rate)
- High source frequency in
- Netherlands
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Dataset built
- 2026-09-11
How to address Minke
If you do not know Minke’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Minke,” in English, “Guten Tag Minke,” in German. Include their family name if you know it. The name’s classification describes its usage. Follow the form of address the person uses for themselves.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Minke,
German
Guten Tag Minke,
French
Bonjour Minke,
Spanish
Estimado/a Minke:
Chinese
Minke您好:
Japanese
Minke様
English
Hi Minke,
German
Hi Minke,
French
Salut Minke,
Spanish
Hola Minke,
Chinese
Minke你好:
Japanese
Minkeさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually |
|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | uncommon | woman's name |
Frequently asked questions
Is Minke a male or female name?
Minke is classified as a mostly female given name in our dataset. A first name alone does not establish someone’s gender or preferred form of address.
How do I address Minke in an email?
If you do not know Minke’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Minke,” in English, “Guten Tag Minke,” in German. Include their family name if you know it. The name’s classification describes its usage. Follow the form of address the person uses for themselves.
Is Minke a unisex name?
Minke is classified as generally female in the combined dataset. This does not rule out other uses. Our categories describe the sources, rather than a complete survey of everyone with this name.
Related names
Sources
Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data (1880–2017), public domain. Classifications are not measured accuracy rates. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. US source data (babynames). Dataset built 2026-09-11; this is not a new collection date for the source records.
DearWho, "Is Minke a male or female name?", https://www.dearwho.app/name/minke. Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_minke,
title = {Is Minke a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://www.dearwho.app/name/minke},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}